It possibly needs re-seating in it's slot, it could have moved slightly in transit or when you were putting the nic in, I'd suggest you pull it out and slip it back in again, I've had weirder problems caused by simple things like that :-).
jeremyb. > From: Carl Cerecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2002/07/29 Mon AM 08:46:49 GMT+12:00 > To: linux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Modem questions > > Since the install-fest, my ISA 28.8K modem will disconnect all incoming > calls to our telephone if the modem is plugged in (computer turned off). > Linux was already installed on the computer. At the installfest I just > slapped in a network card and downloaded some stuff that was too slow > over the modem, and then pulled the network card. Any ideas what is > wrong with the modem? Time to biff it? I got given a 56K winmodem > a few days ago. Perhaps I'll try to get that working... > > Cheers, > -- > Carl Cerecke, Assistant Lecturer|email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Department of Computer Science, |Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext. 7859 > University of Canterbury, |Fax: +64 3 364 2569 > Private Bag 4800, |http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~cdc > Christchurch, New Zealand. | >
